TRUSTED VOICES
Empowering, amplifying and protecting story tellers while providing an immutable chain
of custody for the source material used in today's news
We live in an age where the news is delivered through 24 hour news cycles, social media, and mobile devices, making it increasingly difficult for even trusted media sources to properly vet stories before they have been made public. Additionally, many leading media organizations are owned and controlled by private, profit-seeking organizations. It is difficult to know whether information in the news media is reliable, unbiased, and from trusted sources. News consumers depend on the integrity of journalists and media organizations, without the ability to analyze their sources and methods.
WHAT IS TRUSTED VOICES?
Trusted Voices is a platform focused on increasing transparency in news media. Using blockchain technology, Trusted Voices tracks source material to create a chain of custody from the device used to capture content to its usage on various media platforms.
Trusted Voices connects consumers of news media directly with the people whose experiences are the foundation of the stories we see and hear in the news.
Trusted Voices is a platform focused on increasing transparency in news media. Using blockchain technology, Trusted Voices tracks source material to create a chain of custody from the device used to capture content to its usage on various media platforms.
Decentralized
No entity owns or controls the project, and anyone can contribute content as long as they follow the data integrity requirements of the platform.
Blockchain Based
A distributed ledger technology used to verify that user uploaded content comes from a primary source and to track data when it is quoted or referenced by journalists and media organizations in published news stories, to ensure the information we receive comes from a trusted voice and that information integrity is maintained.
Open Source
The technical code of the platform is public and the community is invited to review the code, suggest changes, and make contributions to the platform.
HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY
1. RECORD & CAPTURE
2. UPLOAD
3. VERIFY YOUR DEVICE
4. SET UP YOUR PROFILE (OPTIONAL)
5. SHARE YOUR CONTENT
6. TRACK YOUR CONTENT
OUR CURRENT TOPICS
The Migrant Caravan
Criminal Justice
Cimate Change
#MeToo
WHY THIS MATTERS
We live in an age where the news is delivered through 24 hour news cycles, social media, and increasingly, mobile devices. Many of the leading media organizations that serve as our primary news providers are owned and controlled by private, profit-seeking organizations. It is often difficult to know whether information in the news media is reliable, unbiased, and from trusted sources. News consumers must rely on the integrity of journalists and media organizations as a trusted third party without the ability to fully analyze the integrity of their sources and methods.
The movement for open source and decentralized technology centers on a principal of information transparency. In the age of ‘fake news’ and social media, we need transparency in news media more than ever before. Trusted Voices is a decentralized, community driven project that aims to increase transparency in the way that information related to news events is gathered, referenced, and shared. Trusted Voices provides a verifiable chain of custody for news content from a verified device to its dissemination on various media platforms.
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OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
